Profile 2017-2018
Community
Irvine, California was incorporated on December 28, 1971, and is one of the nation’s largest planned urban
communities. It is both a city of 266,000 and a suburb of Los Angeles. Most of the residents are engaged in
academic, business, managerial, or professional work. The Tustin Unified School District was established
July 1, 1972, however the legacy of Tustin’s schools dates back to the 1860’s, two decades before Orange
County became independent of Los Angeles.
School
Arnold O. Beckman High School (Beckman) opened as a new public high school in August 2004 with both
freshman and sophomore grade levels. Beckman located in the city of Irvine, rests in the heart of Orange
County. Beckman services the residential communities of Tustin, Irvine, and Santa Ana. The first graduation
took place June 14, 2007. Beckman proudly educates a diverse ethnic and socioeconomic community. The
community is an active and supportive one with tremendous involvement in the school’s many support
organizations.
Demographic Data:
o African-American: 2.3%
o Asian-American: 39.6%
o Hispanic or Latino: 22.3%
o White (non-Hispanic): 35.8%
21% are on the Federal lunch program.
BHS provides a challenging curriculum offering close and personal involvement between teachers, students
and parents. Courses are offered to develop academic abilities, artistic talents, and athletic skills.
Enrollment
3013 students in grades 9 through 12
676 seniors, 801 juniors,
715 sophomores, 821 freshmen
Graduation Requirements
Course
Length
Credits
English
8 Semesters
40
Mathematics
4 Semesters
20
Science
6 Semesters
30
Both Life and Physical Science are required
Physical Education
4 Semesters
20
World History
2 Semesters
10
US History
2 Semesters
10
Am Government
1 Semester
5
Economics
1 Semester
5
Visual Performing
Arts/Foreign Lang
2 Semesters
10
VPA/For Lang/
Applied Art
2 Semesters
10
Electives
70
Total
230
GPA and Grade Scale
Beckman High School utilizes a weighted four-point system
to calculate students’ grade point averages.
Grade Scale: A=4.0 B=3.0 C=2.0 D=1.0
Advanced Placement/Honors courses are weighted with an
additional value of 1 point for each course semester.
ARNOLD O. BECKMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Home of the Patriots
2011 California Distinguished School
CEEB/ACT Code 051267 Web Site http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/beckman
3588 Bryan Avenue Irvine, California 92602-1347 (714)734-2900 FAX (714)505-9821
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Principal
Donnie Rafter
Assistant Principal, Counseling
Sahra Tanikawa
Counselors:
Dwight Schmidt – A-Ga
Joanne Farrell – Ge-L
Luz Arellano – M-Pa & EL
Harvey Guzik – Pe-Z
Advanced Placement Classes (25)
Art History
Studio Art, Drawing, 2D, 3D
English Literature
Chinese Language
French Language
Spanish Language
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics
Biology
Chemistry
Principles of Computer Science
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Microeconomics
Psychology
U.S. Government & Politics
U.S. History
World History
Human Geography
Physics 1
Physics 2
Honors Classes (9)
English 1, 2, and 3
Algebra 2/Trig
Geometry
Pre Calculus
Chemistry
Biology (last offered 2016-2017)
Physics (last offered 2014-2015)
GPA & Rank
In Accordance with Tustin Unified
School Board policies, Beckman
High School does not rank students.
Decile range is calculated using
total 9-12 weighted academic GPA.
All grades, including repeated ones,
are reflected on the student’s
transcript. If a course is repeated for
remediation, the higher grade is
used to calculate the GPA.
Accreditation
Western Association of Schools &
Colleges through 2020
Memberships
College Board
Western Association for College
Admission Counseling
National Association for College
Admission Counseling. BHS
complies with the NACAC
Statement of Principles of Good
Practice.
Testing Information
SAT Reasoning Test – Mean Scores
Class of 2017
BHS
CA State
National
# Seniors
498
221,633
1,840,804
Reading &
Writing
577
535
538
Math
590
530
533
SAT Subject Test – Mean Scores
Number of Test Takers 295
Number of Tests 505
Subject
# Students
Mean Scores
Literature
15
654
United States History
95
653
World History
33
606
Mathematics Level 2
174
689
Biology – E
34
629
Biology – M
41
647
Chemistry
63
659
Korean with Listening
27
772
ACT – Mean Scores
Class of 2017
BHS
CA State
# Seniors
270
130,6655
Composite
26.3
22.8
English
26.4
22.5
Math
27.1
22.7
Reading
25.8
23.1
Science
25.3
22.2
Advanced Placement Statistics
2015-2017
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Total # Students
824
1032
1072
Total # Tests
1868
2337
2411
% Passed 3, 4, 5
82.6
84.3
84.0
# Subjects Tested
26
30
30
9
th
Grade
10
th
Grade
n/a
134
105
238
88
225
11
th
Grade
332
315
418
12
th
Grade
333
370
341
Achievements
National Merit Scholarship Awards
Class of
2015
2016
2017
2018
Nat’l Merit Scholars
14
17
12
TBA
Nat’l Merit Semi-Finalists
14
17
12
26
Nat’l Merit Commended
42
61
39
59
Nat’l Hispanic Recognition
4
9
5
8
Advanced Placement Awards
School Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
National Honors
38
35
46
40
Scholar with Distinction
132
134
156
175
Scholar with Honor
59
81
75
77
Scholar
116
142
134
156
Total
345
357
357
448
Class of 2017 Statistics
Seniors = 603
Four Year College = 57.5% (347)
Two Year College = 38.4% (231)
Other: Trade School, Military, etc. = 4.2% (25)
Students in past years have matriculated to the following:
University of California: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles,
Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz
California State University: Chico, Dominguez, Fullerton,
Fresno, Long Beach, Pomona, Sacramento, San Diego, San
Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos and Sonoma
California Private: Art Center, Art Institute, Biola, Cal Baptist,
California College of the Arts, Cal Tech, Chapman, Claremont
McKenna, Fashion Institute, Laguna College of Art & Design,
Loyola Marymount, Otis, Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Scripps, Soka,
Stanford, U of San Franciso, USC, Westmont, and Whittier
Out of State: Arizona State, Augusta State, Boise State, Boston
College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brandeis, Brigham Young,
Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Case Western, Colorado
State, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, Duke, Elon, Emory, Franklin
W. Olin, Grand Canyon, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Howard,
Indiana, Michigan State, Mississippi, MIT, Montana State, New
Mexico State, Northern Arizona, Northwestern, Notre Dame,
NYU, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Portland, Rice, Rider,
RISD, Southern Methodist, Southern Virginia, Springfield,
Syracuse, Texas Christian, Texas Southern, Tufts, U.S. Air Force
Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U of
Arizona, U of Chicago, U of Colorado, U of Illinois, U of
Kansas, U of Louisville, U of Nevada, Las Vegas, U of Oregon,
U of Pennsylvania, U of Utah, U of Texas, U of Washington, U
of Wyoming, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Wake Forest,
Western Washington, Wheaton, and Yale
Out of Country: McGill, Seoul National, U of Birmingham,
University of Puerto Rico, U of Santo Tomas, and Waseda
Community Colleges: Cerritos, Cypress, Fullerton, Glendale,
Golden West, Irvine Valley, Long Beach City, Mt San Antonio,
Mt San Jacinto, Orange Coast, Saddleback, Santa Ana, Santa
Monica, Santiago Canyon and Sierra College
